When Bitcoin bounced toward $97,000, the market reaction was predictable.
Green candles returned.
Confidence snapped back instantly.
The $100K narrative was resurrected.
That moment was exactly why I warned: this was not a bullish continuation it was a liquidity-driven rebound.
Today, Bitcoin trades around $75,000, roughly 23% lower.
This isn’t about being “right”.
It’s about understanding why this outcome was statistically favored.
What most people focused on (and why it failed)
At $97K, the dominant logic was simple:
Price is going upSentiment is improving“The correction is over”
But price alone is never the signal. From a weekly structure perspective, BTC showed:
Weak continuationHeavy price behaviorNo expansion after reclaiming key levels
This is not how strong trends resume. This is how late liquidity gets trapped.
The signal that mattered: flows vs. price
While retail chased the recovery, institutional flows stayed structurally positive. That divergence is critical.
It often means:
Large players are distributing into strengthLiquidity is being absorbed, not accumulated for upsidePrice is moving because of positioning, not demand
This is how deceptive rallies are built.
Why Bitcoin behaves differently now
Bitcoin is no longer a simple risk-on trade. With:
Fair-value accountingDeep derivatives marketsInstitutional balance-sheet access
BTC has become a rotational asset, not a linear one. When friction disappears, markets don’t become safer they become more efficient at punishing emotional positioning.
That’s why modern BTC pullbacks feel sharper, faster, and more confusing.
The real mistake wasn’t buying Bitcoin
It was buying without context.
At $97K:
Confidence rose faster than structural confirmationPositioning became crowdedRisk was mispriced
That’s not where upside asymmetry lives.
This wasn’t a bearish call.
It was a risk-management call
Because in every market cycle:
Being early feels uncomfortableBeing late feels obviousFOMO feels safe… right before it isn’t
Price tells stories. Structure tells the truth.
So the question every trader should ask themselves is simple:
Are you reacting to candles or reading liquidity?
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